From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others—the basis for the Academy Award –nominated film Arrival—comes a groundbreaking new collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. These are tales that tackle some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only Ted Chiang could imagine. In “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate,” a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In “Exhalation,” an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom,” the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will.
Including stories being published for the first time as well as some of his rare and classic uncollected work, Exhalation is Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic—revelatory.
SKYLIT: Jessica P. Pryde, ”BLACK LOVE MATTERS”
SKYLIT: Scott Meslow, ”FROM HOLLYWOOD WITH LOVE”
SKYLIT: Kai Harris, ”WHAT THE FIREFLIES KNEW”
SKYLIT: Sasha Fletcher, ”BE HERE TO LOVE ME AT THE END OF THE WORLD”
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Jami Attenberg, ”I CAME ALL THIS WAY TO MEET YOU” w/ Patricia Lockwood
THE HANDSELL: Harriet’s Bookshop w/ Jeannine Cook
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Akwaeke Emezi
SKYLIT: Cara Blue Adams, ”YOU NEVER GET IT BACK”
SKYLIT: Tim James, ”ASTRONOMICAL”
SKYLIT: Wajahat Ali, ”GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM”
SKYLIT: Duncan Birmingham, ”THE CULT IN MY GARAGE”
SKYLIT: Melissa Anderson, ”INLAND EMPIRE” & Erika Balsom, ”TEN SKIES”
SKYLIT: Ellinor Richey, ”JUNKWRAITH”
SKYLIT: Darieck Scott, ”KEEPING IT UNREAL” w/ Ramzi Fawaz
SKYLIT: Tabitha Lasley, ”SEA STATE”
SKYLIT: PEN Emerging Voices w/ Joanna Hong & Jenise Miller
SKYLIT: Brooks Hefner, ”BLACK PULP”
HANDSELL: Christine Bollow, ABA
SKYLIT: Mahogany L. Browne, ”VINYL MOON”
SKYLIT: George Saunders w/ Alena Saunders
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